Comparison

Gridrise vs Doodleforce

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Gridrise

A 3D logic puzzle game where you place colorful towers on a grid, following clues to ensure no color repeats in rows or columns. It offers a brain-exercising experience with increasing difficulty and unique worlds to explore.

Highlights
  • 3D tower placement logic puzzles
  • Clue-based deduction
  • Multiple worlds and puzzle sets
  • Adjustable grid sizes and difficulty
  • Special clue types and modifiers
  • 3D visuals and atmospheric environments
  • Progress tracking and achievements
Features
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See the Skyline. Solve the Grid Exercise your brain with this elegant 3D logic game inspired by the classic Skyscrapers puzzle (also known as Towers). Place colorful towers on a grid so that no color repeats in any row or column, then use clever deduction to satisfy every clue. If you love Sudoku, you'll love this fresh twist on skyscraper puzzles. How It Works Each puzzle presents a grid with clues along the edges. These clues tell you which towers are visible from that direction, taller towers block the view of shorter ones behind them. Use logic to find the one correct solution! Embark on a journey through 6 unique worlds with 42 hand-tuned puzzles: - Green Valley - Learn the ropes with gentle introductions - Forest Heights - Larger grids and new challenges - Crystal Caves - Master inequality clues with fewer hints - Misty Mountains - Survive with no undo button - Inferno Spire - Race against the clock while managing chain reactions - The Citadel - Face massive grids and combined modifiers Earn up to 3 stars per level and unlock new regions as you progress. Features - Grid sizes from 4x4 to 8x8 - Easy to learn, deeply challenging to master - 4 difficulty levels - Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert, rated by our puzzle solver - Inequality puzzles - Special clues that compare neighboring towers add a fresh twist - Challenge modifiers - No Undo, Countdown Timer, and Cascade mechanics keep you on your toes - Hint system - Stuck? Reveal a hidden clue to get back on track - Undo & Reset - Experiment freely and learn from mistakes Stunning 3D Visuals - Gorgeous gem-like towers with glowing interiors - Smooth animations and satisfying placement effects - Atmospheric environments with dynamic lighting - Celebration sequences when you solve a puzzle Track Your Progress - Per-grid-size statistics and best times - 15 achievements across 5 categories - Multiple save slots for up to 5 player profiles Immersive Sound - Unique musical tones for each tower color - Satisfying sound effects for every action - Adjustable volume and mute options Download Grid Rise and see how high your towers can go!

About

Doodleforce

Features
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Doodleforce is a trick-shot physics puzzler built around one simple, satisfying loop: aim, bounce, and pop. Line up the shot, read the bounce, clear every target in as few launches as you can. Every level is a clean sketchbook page — just clever physics you can feel. 460 LEVELS, 23 CHAPTERS 460 hand-built puzzles across 23 chapters — moving platforms, magnets, portals, switches, brittle floors, wind and more. Up to five stars a level for solving it fast and under par. The late chapters bite: a boss rush, an archer who moves, and rooms that fight back from both sides. FOUR TOOLS, ONE PERFECT SHOT Switch between the bow, golf ball, tennis ball and bomb — each with its own weight, bounce and arc. The top bar shows the angle and power of every shot. STUCK? ASK FOR A LINE Retry a level three times and the game offers the most direct line, with the angle and power to aim for. A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY A fresh puzzle every 24 hours. Some days it arrives with a twist — the page mirrored, one tool only, or a tight shot budget — and a chip tells you before you fire. Missed one? Ten Keys reopen a past puzzle until midnight, and your runs count on its board. BEAT MY SHOT Share a link and a friend plays the same board with your shots and time to beat — your run drawn beneath theirs as a faint ghost. Or save a ten-second clip to post anywhere. DUELS Challenge a friend, or anyone with the link, to the same three Freehand pages: one attempt each, the better line takes the page, 24 hours to answer. Put a page down and finish it later; you're told when it's your move. YOUR DAY One screen that answers "what now": today's puzzle, this week's Freehand page and Burst run, and where you stand on each. A streak on a calendar, a freeze for one missed day a week, and a chest that pays Keys for five days out of seven. THE SKETCHBOOK Inks, papers, hats, wings and the archer's own face; the shots, the targets and a launcher for each tool; the target rings, the aiming guide, the pop, the ground and the sky. 68 things to earn by playing: clear chapters, keep a streak, open chests, win duels. FREEHAND — THE PAGE DRAWS ITSELF Endless generated pages, each named by a short code. Targets arrive in waves, the next sketched the moment you clear the last, and a shared code is a race on the same board. A new Weekly page every Monday. BURST — NINETY SECONDS OF RAPID FIRE Balloons rise, lean and cross: combos climb to ×4, gold pays five times more, and a hot streak ignites Frenzy — ten seconds where everything counts double. A new Weekly run every Monday. EVERY BOARD, ONE TAP Tap the podium for every leaderboard: the daily and its last two weeks, this week's page and run, star totals, and every level by chapter. Each shows the top players and the five either side of you. Follow up to 30 friends, filter any board to them, react with emoji, and hear when one passes you. Watch shared runs back in their player's own look. BUILD YOUR OWN LEVELS The Level Editor hands you the tools we built the campaign with: place targets and hazards, wire switches and lifts, set star times, test instantly, share by a short code. PLAY THE COMMUNITY Browse player-made levels and cleared Freehand pages, play anything by its code, and like what you love. TRACK EVERYTHING 147 player and 50 creator achievements, plus career stats. PLAYS IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fifteen languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese. YOURS, EVERYWHERE Play as a guest, or sign in with Apple or Google to sync progress across devices. BUILT TO BE KIND The whole campaign plays offline. Reduced-motion, colorblind-safe and high-contrast options. Ads are small sponsored cards, clearly marked, beside the win and pause screens — never full-screen, never mid-run. One purchase, Doodleforce Complete, opens every chapter and every Sketchbook style and removes ads for good. Aim. Bounce. Pop. Made by Fluttech.

Screenshots

Gridrise3 screens
Doodleforce4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gridrise and Doodleforce are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridrise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Doodleforce sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridrise ships an update every 3 weeks, Doodleforce every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Gridrise versus Doodleforce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridriseDoodleforce
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmar AlhaddadMJK APPS SRL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridrise

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
2 purchases

Doodleforce

One-time2
  • 50 Keys$1.99
  • Doodleforce Complete$6.99

Questions

Is Gridrise free?
Gridrise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodleforce free?
Doodleforce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gridrise or Doodleforce have ads?
Both Gridrise and Doodleforce show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridrise or Doodleforce?
Gridrise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Doodleforce every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gridrise was updated on October 24, 2026 and Doodleforce on October 14, 2026.

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